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A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount
A godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his executors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one, of special points here handled; the other, of choice places of Scripture here quotedA godly and learned exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins. Published at the request of his exequutors by Th. Pierson preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one, of speciall points here handled; the other, of choise places of Scripture here quoted
Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the University of Cambridge, 1608Cambridge : Printed by Thomas Brooke and Cantrell Legge, printers to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1608
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The second branch of sin here condemned is, to say unto our brother, Raca: whereby we may see that every gesture expressing rash anger,1 and despite of heart towards another, is murder before God; as casting down the countenance towards him: this God reproved in Cain, Gen. 4. 6. frowning & nodding the head, or shaking it in contempt,2 as the Jews did to Christ, Matth. 27. 39. also contemptuous laughter 3and deriding: hence cIshmaels •eering at Isaac, is called persecution, Gal.5 5. 29. and the like may be said of all signs of contempt in words: as fie, tush, pish, and to (thou) a man in disdain, for otherwise a superior may6 thou his inferior: so also when • man contemptuously takes a thing in 7snuff, though he say nothing, but flings away with an heart rising against his brother. All these and such like tokens of contempt, and disdain, are here condemned for murder of heart: and therefore it standeth8 us in hand, to make conscience of every gesture of our body, of the casting of our eyes, of our laughter, and of all passionate words, lest thereby we show any contempt, or anger towards our brethren.
The second branch of sinne here condemned is, to say vnto our brother, Raca: whereby we may see that euery gesture expressing rash anger,1